Spring 2023 Competition

Grace Guentzel

Economic Link Between COVID-19 and Domestic Violence

COVID-19 wrecked havoc all over the world, leading to a massive spike in U.S. unemployment. In March 2020, 4.4% of women were unemployed....

Ethan Tong

Bank Runs & Bad Times- the Impact of Uninformed Optimism in Low Interest Rate Environments

Failing banks, bank runs, industry consolidation, Bitcoin to the moon, yield curve inversion, inflation- what a time to be alive in...

Ryan Davitt

A Preliminary Study on Social Security and Implications of its Potential Failure

The Social Security Act of 1935 cemented the creation of “social insurance” in America. It aimed to provide the elderly with retirement...

Aval Daryani

The Malthusian Trap

The Malthusian Trap is the theory that the world’s resources cannot adequately sustain growing populations. Thomas Malthus states that...

Seth McMaster

The Covid-19 Pandemic and its Lasting Effects on the Video Game Industry

The video game industry is in many ways similar to the other entertainment industries: people gain similar amusement and enjoyment from...

Michael Volkert

Industrial Organization of Baseball: A Unique Case Study

Baseball is considered to be the national pastime of the United States and has been an ingratiated part of Americana for over a century....

ShahNawaz Syed

Universal Basic Income in the United States: A Potential Solution to Remedy Job Loss

The preamble to the United States Constitution calls for the Federal Government’s promotion of general welfare. In other words, one of...

Christian Hilgemann

The New US Social Cost of Carbon is Still Too Low

The burning of fossil fuels clearly has costs in the form of damages resulting from climate change. However, human society has derived...

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